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Jainism
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Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir
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is once as big as an elephant becomes as minute as an ant. Such an idea is no doubt open to serious objections. In case a body loses some of its parts or if in case it gets deformed, it will result in a damage to the soul also, because it is co-terminus with the body. Just as the body is subject to birth and death and various modifications, the soul also will be subject to these alterations and may share many deformities along with the pudgala-the bodily substance.
It is said in the Dravya-Samgraha - "According to Vyavahāra Naya, the conscious Jiva, being without Samudghata, becomes equal in extent to a small or large body, by contraction and expansion; but according to Nis'caya Naya (it), is existent in innumerable Prades'as."
According to Jainism the soul in its impure state possesses the following nine properties which have been enumerated by Jaini-(1) The soul lived in the past, is living now, and shall live for ever. (2) It has perception and knowledge. (3) It is immaterial, i.e., it has no touch, taste, smell or colour. (4) It is the only responsible agent of all its actions. (5) It completely fills the body which it occupies, e.g., that of an ant or an elephant. (6) It enjoys the fruits of all its Karmas. (7) It wanders in Samsara. (8) It can become in its perfect condition siddha. (9) It goes upward.2 The Jainas recognise two kinds
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1 Ghosal S. C. (Editor): Dravya-Samgraha, p. 10/(28), The Sacred Books of the Jains.
2 Jaini J.
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| SR No. | 020053 |
| Book Title | tman_and_moksa |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | G N Joshi |
| Publisher | Gujarat University |
| Publication Year | 1965 |
| Total Pages | 901 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 12 MB |